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<h1 class="topictitle1">Minimum Number of Ports Selected per Controller on the Internal Communication Network</h1>
<div><ul><li>For details about the minimum number of ports selected per controller on the internal communication network of OceanProtect X3000/X6000/X8000, see <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164632000__table372420201657">Table 1</a>.</li><li>For details about the minimum number of ports selected per controller on the internal communication network of OceanProtect X9000, see <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164632000__table372420201657">Table 1</a>.</li></ul>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164632000__table372420201657"></a><a name="table372420201657"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164632000__table372420201657" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Number of ports per controller (OceanProtect X3000/X6000/X8000)</caption><colgroup><col style="width:14.16%"><col style="width:16.32%"><col style="width:12.46%"><col style="width:17.28%"><col style="width:21.52%"><col style="width:18.27%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.15858414158584%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1"><p>Port Reused</p>
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<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.31836816318368%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2"><p>Using a VLAN or Not</p>
</th>
<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="12.45875412458754%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3"><p>Port Type</p>
</th>
<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.278272172782717%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.4"><p>Port Sharing</p>
</th>
<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.51784821517848%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.5"><p>Minimum Number of Ports Selected per Controller</p>
</th>
<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="18.26817318268173%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.6"><p>Minimum Number of Connected Ports Selected per Controller</p>
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="4" valign="top" width="14.15858414158584%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Reusing ports</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="2" valign="top" width="16.31836816318368%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>Using VLAN</p>
<p></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="12.45875412458754%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>Bond port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.278272172782717%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.4 "><p>-</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.51784821517848%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.5 "><p>2</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="18.26817318268173%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.6 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164632000__p11392132452818">2 (VLAN connected)</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Ethernet port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>-</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>2</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.4 "><p>2 (VLAN connected)</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="2" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Not using VLAN</p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="2" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>Bond port</p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>Sharing</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.4 "><p>1</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.5 "><p>1</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Not sharing</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>2</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>2</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="6" valign="top" width="14.15858414158584%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Not reusing ports</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="3" valign="top" width="16.31836816318368%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>Using VLAN</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="2" valign="top" width="12.45875412458754%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>Bond port</p>
<p></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.278272172782717%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.4 "><p>Sharing</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.51784821517848%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.5 "><p>2</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="18.26817318268173%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.6 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164632000__p1839252419287">1 (VLAN connected)</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Not sharing</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>4</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>2 (VLAN connected)</p>
</td>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Ethernet port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>-</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>1</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.4 "><p>1 (VLAN connected)</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="3" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Not using VLAN</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="2" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>Bond port</p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>Sharing</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.4 "><p>2</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.5 "><p>1</p>
</td>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Not sharing</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>4</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>2</p>
</td>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.1 "><p>Ethernet port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.2 "><p>-</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.3 "><p>1</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.7.1.4 "><p>1</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 2 </b>Number of ports per controller (OceanProtect X9000)</caption><colgroup><col style="width:14.16%"><col style="width:17.04%"><col style="width:11.74%"><col style="width:17.28%"><col style="width:21.52%"><col style="width:18.27%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.15858414158584%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.1"><p>Port Reused</p>
</th>
<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.038296170382957%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.2"><p>Using a VLAN or Not</p>
</th>
<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="11.73882611738826%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.3"><p>Port Type</p>
</th>
<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.278272172782717%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.4"><p>Port Sharing</p>
</th>
<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.51784821517848%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.5"><p>Minimum Number of Ports Selected per Controller</p>
</th>
<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="18.26817318268173%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.6"><p>Minimum Number of Connected Ports Selected per Controller</p>
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="3" valign="top" width="14.15858414158584%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.1 "><p>Reusing ports</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="2" valign="top" width="17.038296170382957%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.2 "><p>Using VLAN</p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="11.73882611738826%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.3 "><p>Bond port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.278272172782717%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.4 "><p>-</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.51784821517848%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.5 "><p>1</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="18.26817318268173%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.6 "><p>1 (VLAN connected)</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.1 "><p>Ethernet port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.2 "><p>-</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.3 "><p>1</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.4 "><p>1 (VLAN connected)</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.1 "><p>Not using VLAN</p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.2 "><p>Bond port</p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.3 "><p>Sharing</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.4 "><p>1</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.5 "><p>1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="4" valign="top" width="14.15858414158584%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.1 "><p>Not reusing ports</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="2" valign="top" width="17.038296170382957%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.2 "><p>Using VLAN</p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="11.73882611738826%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.3 "><p>Bond port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.278272172782717%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.4 "><p>Sharing</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.51784821517848%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.5 "><p>2</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="18.26817318268173%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.6 "><p>1 (VLAN connected)</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.1 "><p>Ethernet port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.2 "><p>-</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.3 "><p>1</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.4 "><p>1 (VLAN connected)</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="2" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.1 "><p>Not using VLAN</p>
<p></p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.2 "><p>Bond port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.3 "><p>Sharing</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.4 "><p>2</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.5 "><p>1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.1 "><p>Ethernet port</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.2 "><p>-</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.3 "><p>1</p>
</td>
<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.7.1.4 "><p>1</p>
</td>
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